The first table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT jobs advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the West Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 96 51 102
Rank change year-on-year
-45 +51
Permanent jobs citing ISEB 83 146 43
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 2.248% 4.519% 1.464%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.061% 18.14% 6.708%
Number of salaries quoted 76 130 27
Average salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,800 £23,750 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,600 £47,500 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-1.36% -1.35%
All Qualifications
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
916 805 641
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 24.81% 24.91% 21.82%
Number of salaries quoted 685 663 539
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +8.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
ISEB
Yorkshire

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing ISEB across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Yorkshire ISEB Jobs Demand Trend

ISEB
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ISEB across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire ISEB Salary Trend

ISEB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISEB across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Yorkshire ISEB Salary Histogram

ISEB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISEB within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Leeds -38 65 £32,500 -13.33%
Bradford -6 6 £33,500 -2.89%
Halifax -2 5 £30,000 -36.84%
Wakefield -1 4 £23,750 -36.66%
Huddersfield -7 2 £28,000 +33.33%
Pudsey -3 1 £47,500 -
ISEB
Yorkshire

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing ISEB also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited ISEB.

1 71 (40.80%) QA
2 67 (38.51%) ISTQB
3 64 (36.78%) Selenium
4 56 (32.18%) Software Testing
5 47 (27.01%) .NET
6 40 (22.99%) Finance
7 39 (22.41%) SQL
7 39 (22.41%) Java
8 38 (21.84%) Agile Software Development
9 34 (19.54%) User Acceptance Testing
10 31 (17.82%) Team Foundation Server
11 30 (17.24%) Business Analysis
12 29 (16.67%) Test Scripting
12 29 (16.67%) Scrum
13 28 (16.09%) Microsoft
14 24 (13.79%) Test Management
15 20 (11.49%) Test Automation
15 20 (11.49%) Degree
16 19 (10.92%) Manual Testing
16 19 (10.92%) Test Strategy
16 19 (10.92%) QuickTest Pro
17 18 (10.34%) Automated Testing
17 18 (10.34%) BDD
17 18 (10.34%) soapUI
18 17 (9.770%) Automation Testing
19 16 (9.195%) TDD
19 16 (9.195%) XML
20 15 (8.621%) Windows
20 15 (8.621%) SOAP
20 15 (8.621%) WebDriver

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing ISEB also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited ISEB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 47 (27.01%) .NET
2 18 (10.34%) soapUI
3 16 (9.195%) XML
4 15 (8.621%) SOAP
5 8 (4.598%) Web Services
6 6 (3.448%) XSD
6 6 (3.448%) ASP.NET
7 5 (2.874%) CSS
7 5 (2.874%) HTML
7 5 (2.874%) Flash
7 5 (2.874%) .NET Framework
8 4 (2.299%) LAMP
8 4 (2.299%) WSDL
9 3 (1.724%) ASP
10 2 (1.149%) Apache Flex
10 2 (1.149%) HTML5
11 1 (0.575%) Gherkin
Application Platforms
1 7 (4.023%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.299%) Apache
2 4 (2.299%) Tomcat
2 4 (2.299%) Lotus Notes
3 3 (1.724%) CMS
4 1 (0.575%) ColdFusion
4 1 (0.575%) ESB
Applications
1 12 (6.897%) MS Excel
2 6 (3.448%) MS Office
3 4 (2.299%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.149%) MS Project
5 1 (0.575%) Mingle
Business Applications
1 4 (2.299%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.149%) Internet
2 1 (0.575%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (7.471%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.023%) MySQL
3 4 (2.299%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.149%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (1.149%) GIS
4 2 (1.149%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.575%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 64 (36.78%) Selenium
2 31 (17.82%) Team Foundation Server
3 19 (10.92%) QuickTest Pro
4 15 (8.621%) WebDriver
5 12 (6.897%) JUnit
5 12 (6.897%) Visual Studio
6 11 (6.322%) FitNesse
6 11 (6.322%) Cucumber
7 8 (4.598%) SpecFlow
7 8 (4.598%) LoadRunner
8 7 (4.023%) TestDirector
9 4 (2.299%) MSTest
9 4 (2.299%) Eclipse
10 3 (1.724%) JMeter
11 2 (1.149%) JIRA
11 2 (1.149%) Flex Builder
11 2 (1.149%) TestComplete
12 1 (0.575%) Oracle Forms
12 1 (0.575%) OpenSTA
12 1 (0.575%) Oracle APEX
General
1 40 (22.99%) Finance
2 13 (7.471%) Banking
3 11 (6.322%) Legal
4 5 (2.874%) Retail
5 4 (2.299%) Advertising
6 3 (1.724%) Law
6 3 (1.724%) Retail Banking
7 2 (1.149%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.575%) Investment Banking
8 1 (0.575%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 104 (59.77%) Analyst
2 71 (40.80%) Test Analyst
3 39 (22.41%) Tester
4 32 (18.39%) Business Analyst
5 31 (17.82%) Test Manager
6 15 (8.621%) Automation Analyst
6 15 (8.621%) Automation Test Analyst
7 13 (7.471%) Test Engineer
8 10 (5.747%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (5.747%) QA Tester
9 9 (5.172%) QA Manager
9 9 (5.172%) Banking Business Analyst
10 8 (4.598%) QA Test Manager
10 8 (4.598%) QA Engineer
11 7 (4.023%) Senior Test Analyst
11 7 (4.023%) Software Tester
12 6 (3.448%) Automation Tester
12 6 (3.448%) Software Engineer
12 6 (3.448%) Software Test Engineer
13 5 (2.874%) Functional Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.598%) Open Source
2 4 (2.299%) Mainframe
3 3 (1.724%) Client/Server
3 3 (1.724%) Replication
3 3 (1.724%) Computer Science
4 2 (1.149%) Wiki
4 2 (1.149%) STB
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.621%) Windows
2 7 (4.023%) Linux
2 7 (4.023%) UNIX
3 4 (2.299%) openSUSE
3 4 (2.299%) SUSE
3 4 (2.299%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (32.18%) Software Testing
2 38 (21.84%) Agile Software Development
3 34 (19.54%) User Acceptance Testing
4 30 (17.24%) Business Analysis
5 29 (16.67%) Test Scripting
5 29 (16.67%) Scrum
6 24 (13.79%) Test Management
7 20 (11.49%) Test Automation
8 19 (10.92%) Manual Testing
8 19 (10.92%) Test Strategy
9 18 (10.34%) Automated Testing
9 18 (10.34%) BDD
10 17 (9.770%) Automation Testing
11 16 (9.195%) TDD
12 14 (8.046%) Performance Testing
13 11 (6.322%) E-Commerce
13 11 (6.322%) UML
13 11 (6.322%) Usability Testing
14 10 (5.747%) Web Testing
14 10 (5.747%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 39 (22.41%) SQL
1 39 (22.41%) Java
2 7 (4.023%) C#
3 4 (2.299%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.299%) Perl
3 4 (2.299%) PHP
4 3 (1.724%) C
4 3 (1.724%) C++
4 3 (1.724%) T-SQL
5 2 (1.149%) Python
5 2 (1.149%) Tcl
5 2 (1.149%) ActionScript
6 1 (0.575%) VB
6 1 (0.575%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 67 (38.51%) ISTQB
2 20 (11.49%) Degree
3 5 (2.874%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (0.575%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (40.80%) QA
2 1 (0.575%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (0.575%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 15 (8.621%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 28 (16.09%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.172%) HP
3 4 (2.299%) Lotus
4 2 (1.149%) Adobe
4 2 (1.149%) Oracle
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Our development approach embraces Agile methodologies and tasks will include the design and execution of tests, recording issues found during testing and bringing key areas of concern to...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £neg + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
My client is looking for a Test Analyst with the following experience:-Proven testing background-Automation testing experience (strong plus)-Experience with UNIX/Linux and/or Java considered...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Test Analyst, Test Engineer, QA Engineer, Senior Test Analyst, Test Lead, Test Team Lead, Test Leader, automation, automated, Selenium, manual, functional, integration, UNIX, Linux, Java, ISEB, ISTQB, QuickTest...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Skills: Business Analysis, Requirement Gathering, Design, UML, ISEB, SOA (desirable)... Working in a development environment it is important that the BA has solid UML, SOA and business improvement...
Sanderson
Salary: £32000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
The successful Test Analyst will also have experience of SQL, system testing and web testing (XML & HTML)... ISEB Certified. System Testing. Web Testing (XML & HTML) Experience of working...
CoreCom Consulting
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Test Analyst, Tester, Software Tester, ISEB, Test Cases, Automated testing, UAT testing, Leeds, West YorkshireTest Analyst required for a permanent position based in Leeds... Degree educated or suitable...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £21000 - £24000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Longer term the role will focus on the continuous enhancement and improvement of the security set up and continuous improvement... An understanding of project management methodologies, processes and...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £42,000 per annum Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Yorkshire
Location: Leeds. Type: Permanent... My FTSE 250 Client is urgently looking to employ a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst to join their busy Leeds based team. They are...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Market related
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
ISEB Qualified. Desirable Skills: Experience of managing automation and performance testing. Experience of managing test teams within a .Net environment... ISEB Practitioner / Advanced... Test Manager / Senior Test Manager /...
CoreCom Consulting
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Yorkshire
An understanding of project management methodologies, processes and practices... Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent... Solutions compliant with PCI data security standards. Experience in defining new workflows...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £35k - 40k per year
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Yorkshire
An understanding of project management methodologies, processes and practices... Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent... Solutions compliant with PCI data security standards. Experience in defining new workflows...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Market related
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Yorkshire
SW Test Manager must have embedded SW Test, Automated SW Test and QA experience... You will be ISEB qualified and have an understanding of functional and non-functional...
OCC Computing
Salary: Market related
Posted: 1 May 2013